| |NOVEMBER 202319across different areas. Technology partners are great at helping businesses modernize, use new tech, and make things faster with automation. What makes them special is how they blend new technologies smoothly. Whether you're just starting your digital journey or well into it, their advice leads to real progress. With lots of experience, they're good at dealing with complicated stuff by breaking it into smaller steps. Their main goal is your success. With their know-how, resources, and strong partnerships, they push your business forward in this innovation-driven world.How do technical advancements influence corporate leadership and industry innovation? The technology adoption trends during the COVID-19 pandemic are a good example of how innovative ideas and processes helped to re-build business models overnight. It acted as a catalyst for digital transformation, forcing businesses to rapidly adopt remote working practices and embrace digital technologies. Corporate leadership pivoted to prioritize agility, empathy, and effective virtual communication as core skills in their organizations. Even though the pandemic has abated, the lessons learnt, new ways of working, and the innovative models will now act as the base for future growth.In enterprises, leaders play a crucial role in creating an environment that encourages creativity, risk-taking, and collaboration. They must invest in continuous learning programs, encourage upskilling and reskilling, and foster a culture of innovation to attract and retain top talent. Moreover, creating cross-functional teams and enabling collaboration between technical and business professionals helps drive industry innovation.What are some common challenges that arise during the transformation of business functions? The complexity of constantly evolving technology trends and knowing how to prioritize their modernization efforts are some of the key challenges for our customers. Another common challenge that organizations face is finding and training employees with the right skillsets. Hiring external experts or partnering with consultants can help identify the right solutions to address these challenges. For example, Kyndryl's network services team played a crucial role for Tokyo's leading television station, Fuji Television Network by devising and implementinga secure and flexible network infrastructure, overcoming bandwidth limitations and facilitating seamless remote work capabilities. This enhanced infrastructure empowered the adoption of cloud computing and accommodated evolving employee work styles while also contributing to the station's sustainability objectives. In another significant undertaking, a major airline underwent a comprehensive transformation by migrating their mission-critical workloads to AWS, embracing Red Hat OpenShift on Azure, and implementing a DevSecOps framework. This strategic move not only modernized their legacy systems but also bolstered their operational capabilities, improving resiliency across their technology stack. By doing so, the airline positioned itself for long-term success in a highly competitive industry.How businesses can benefit from enhanced security measures, including regular system updates, backups, and disaster recovery plans, if they choose to consult an IT infrastructure services provider.The digitization era has brought about a surge in cyber threats and data breaches, emphasizing the importance of robust cybersecurity measures. However, a protection-based approach is no longer sufficient in the face of evolving security threats. Organizations must adopt a proactive stance towards security. To do so, they need to prioritize cyber resilience, addressing the entire threat lifecycle more efficiently.Enhanced security measures, such as regular system updates, backups, and disaster recovery plans, offer sig-nificant advantages for businesses when they opt to con-sult an IT infrastructure services provider.The collabo-ration involves identifying essential business processes, devising backup and recovery strategies, and conducting frequent testing to ensure the plan's effectiveness.This is exemplified by instances like Kyndryl Business Resil-iency Services collaborating with the National Stock Ex-change (NSE) in India to modernize their IT systems, integrating automation features for improved security and operational resilience.
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